my uncle flew in the thunderbirds. he flew on the wing when the diamond crashed in 1982. i remember my grandparents saying how scary it was when they heard it on the news. no one at the air force would release the names of the victims so the sat in suspense for hours. they finally begged one of the officials to let them know if he was safe or not. he went on to fly a total of 4 years because of the break they took after the crash.
i was wondering if you've ever had any close calls? do you think acrobatic flying is more or less dangerous than flying in combat?
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my uncle flew in the thunderbirds. he flew on the wing when the diamond crashed in 1982. i remember my grandparents saying how scary it was when they heard it on the news. no one at the air force would release the names of the victims so the sat in suspense for hours. they finally begged one of the officials to let them know if he was safe or not. he went on to fly a total of 4 years because of the break they took after the crash.
i was wondering if you've ever had any close calls? do you think acrobatic flying is more or less dangerous than flying in combat?
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